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i am now a sickle expert

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Topic: i am now a sickle expert

Posted By: Dmpaul89
Subject: i am now a sickle expert
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2015 at 9:00pm

Well at least i feel like one! Spent 8 hours today fixing my gleaner F sickle. Replaced the head as it was broke in half. Welded a gaurd that had cracked. And swapped in some very worn wear plates for some less worn ones i had that came with the combine. Oh also about 10 sections got replaced and i file sharpened some others. Oh the best part! Forgot to order the half section that goes on the end and was missing so i cut a regular one in half! Works great now! It was badley in need of tlc

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Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2015 at 10:28pm

did you re-rivet or bolt it back?

Posted By: GM Guy
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2015 at 11:56pm

you are not a sickle expert till you get to mess with rivets with a hammer, chisel, and punch.

I can do it, but for the sake of the cutterbar and my sanity, its best I didn't. :D

My old man can do it quick, I am impressed and POed at the same time. Consequently, he doesn't see the problem with rivets and won't pony up for the bolt on... :)

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Gleaner: the properly engineered and built combine.

If you need parts for your Gleaner, we are parting out A's through L2's, so we may be able to help.

Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2015 at 3:12am

I have a rivet tool and still hated doing it that way. easy to change over to bolts!

Posted By: Dmpaul89
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2015 at 8:46am

I ground out rivets and replaced with bolts. This cutter bar is about half and half. The wear plates and hold downs were all about 1/4" from the sickle so it was moving around too much. Thats why the head broke. I really need about 12 more sections done and all new wear plates with a few gaurds but had to get the beans done. It really sucks not having a dealer close by

Posted By: Dmpaul89
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2015 at 8:54am

Really not a bad job its just when your trying to beat the rain and at the same time do your best with what you have it gets a little crazy. If i had a nice concrete floor shop and a rolling stool id be set!

Posted By: mintenfarmer
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2015 at 11:57am

I grind the rivets off and then put the impact on the tool for the new ones